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noun(for-tune)a hypothetical force or personified power that unpredictably determines events and issues favorably or unfavorably
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noun(for-tune)accident, incident
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noun(for-tune)prosperity attained partly through luck : success
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verb(for-tune)to give good or bad fortune to
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verb(for-tune)to endow with a fortune
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verb(for-tune)happen, chance
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noun(for-tune)a thin cookie folded to contain a slip of paper on which is printed a fortune, proverb, or humorous statement
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noun(for-tune)a person who seeks wealth especially by marriage
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noun(for-tune)one that professes to foretell future events
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noun phrase(for-tune)adventurer
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noun phrase(for-tune)one who follows a military career wherever there is promise of profit, adventure, or pleasure
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idiom(for-tune)something (such as a promise or an action) that someone has made or done that may cause problems in the future
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idiom(for-tune)a person whose future success or failure is controlled by luck or fortune
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idiom(for-tune)to try to become rich
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noun(for-tune)a surprisingly or unexpectedly large amount of money